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“Issues of Cognitive Linguistics”

RUSSIA IN EUROPE: FUTURE IN THE METAPHORICAL MIRROR OF PAST

RUSSIA IN EUROPE: FUTURE IN THE METAPHORICAL MIRROR OF PAST


Author:  O.A. Solopova

Affiliation:  South Ural State University (SRU)

Abstract:  Nowadays the problem of future has emerged with the utmost urgency. The advantage of the cognitive approach in comprehending the future is the ability to determine mental schemas or cognitive models underlying any political text. The structure and content of these cognitive models are important to effectively study the mode of thinking of those who represent political and non-political institutions in a particular historical period. They also allow to build predictive models in political science. 

The metamodel used in the present research is a matrix – methodology of forecasting and historical models covering the evolution of various parameters of the Russian socio-political system. A cognitive-discursive model is used as a tool to get an idea of possible options for the future development of the society, helps to better understand the driving forces shaping it.
The present article deals with the problem of modeling Russia’s future in political discourse of the Russian Empire, the USA and the British Empire. The historical period analysed is from the middle of the XIXth century up to the beginning of the XXth century. The material for the analysis is editorials in the discourses of the three countries that “predict” the future of our country. The paper presents a detailed description of one subset – “Relations with Europe” of the basic component “domestic policy”, and analyses linguistic means used to create images of future.

Keywords:  cognitive-discursive future studies, image of future, model, parameters, political discourse, metaphor

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Pages:  126-137

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